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Urban Vocal (Rap · Reggae)

Rap / Hip-Hop

Era
1973–present
Origin
South Bronx
Student playlists
None yet

About this supergenre

Spoken/rhymed vocals over beat-driven, often sample-based instrumentals. Born in the South Bronx in the mid-70s by DJs and MCs; now the dominant popular form in the global anglophone market.

Canonical reference: musicmap.info / rap

Inside rap / hip-hop · 11 subgenre s on a mini-timeline

Each subgenre at its emergence year, oldest at top. This is what students curate playlists for — the granular level. Click any subgenre chip from the main map and you land on its row here.

  1. Old-School Hip-Hop

    1979

  2. Gangsta Rap

    1986

  3. Golden-Age Hip-Hop

    1986

  4. Conscious Rap

    1988

  5. East Coast / Boom Bap

    1990

  6. West Coast / G-Funk

    1992

  7. Southern Hip-Hop

    1995

  8. Crunk

    2000

  9. Trap

    2003

  10. Drill

    2012

  11. Cloud / Mumble Rap

    2013

Connective tissue · 5 link s

How rap / hip-hop relates to the rest of the map. Click any genre to follow the line.

Primary lineage

Direct parents and direct children — the main line.

Other influences

Cousin genres and indirect influences that shaped this supergenre.

Student curations

No playlists for rap / hip-hop yet.

This supergenre is waiting for a curator. If you're in MUSA 266 or MUSA 220 and this is your assignment, build a 5–10 track YouTube playlist and submit it through the course form.

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